Getting Started: Choose an accounting start date

One of the first things you should do when setting up your Buildium account is to select a date to start your accounting. This is like a line in the sand between your previous accounting and reporting methods and what you’re entering in Buildium for your accounting information.

Everything before this date will be included in a summarized history of what was recorded in other systems. All detailed transactions after this date will need to be entered into Buildium.

What you need to know before determining your accounting start date:

Balances for your bank accounts

Your rental owners

Your tenants

Your association owners

To choose your start date, we suggest one of these 3 options, based on how confident you are in your previous bookkeeping.

1st option: Choose your accounting start date as the 1st of this month.